>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories. refugees in turkey cheer as war planes fly over kobane. president obama makes more campaign stops, two days to the midterm. spending on campaigns topped 3 billion. most voters likely will not turn out. we look at why in "the week ahead". and drones hovering over nuclear power plants - the question - who is behind them?

thanks for being with us in the fight against i.s.i.l. the battle for kobane is gaining momentum. now that kurdish peshawar arrived. [ cheering and applause ] people at a refugee camp on turkey's border watched and cheered as war planes flew over kobane. loud booms bellowed over the area. al jazeera reports from the turkish side of the border. >> reporter: we are a few kilometres from kobane, where the sound of sporadic fighting and shelling persisted throughout saturday. behind me is an entrance through the town. that is where the iraqi kurdish peshawar forces crossed friday, in the early hours of saturday, bringing reinforcements for the

fighters who have been combatting i.s.i.l. now, the peshawar forces, when they entered, stationed themselves in the west of the city. and they brought with them the semi-pick-up trucks that were essentially carrying heavy weaponry like anti-aircraft guns, rocket launchers, bazookas and the like. these were weaponries that the syrian kurdish fighters belonging to the y.p.g. and allies from the free syrian army had been calling for for weeks to say they needed to swing the battle in their favour away from the advancements of i.s.i.l. as it stands, both sides hold the positions they held, prior to the peshawar forces entering, with one side, that is it i.s.i.l.'s side, controlling the eastern and southern parts of kobane, and those who have been defending it against i.s.i.l., holding the southern and western side of the town.

>> just over 100 miles east of kobane moderate rebels have been pushed out of towns in idlib. rob matheson reports that they are still in control. >> translation: this is idlib where infighting is pitting rebel forces against the al qaeda-affiliated al nusra front. in the aftermath of battles over the past week, the al nusra front has taken over several towns aring driving out the heart of the movement. fighters led by the civilian commanders. >> translation: we pulled out to spare the blood of civilians. we withdrew and considered the proposals for truce as offered. we were among the first to sign the agreements offered. >> the al nusra front victory is credited in part to the arrival

of i.s.i.l. fighters in idlib. it's a sign of how fluid the war is. weeks ago the al nusra front was fighting alongside the rebels in i.s.i.l., and the bashar al-assad regime. the military is stepping up barrel bombings. the syrian air force dropped more than 400 containers, packed with explosives and metal. 3.5 years of conflict changed battle and territorial lines. the syrian regime insists it is still in control. >> the government clings to the unity and territory, and this is a sacred issue. >> once dominated by alawites, the community has undergone a dramatic transformation. it's home to hundreds of thousands of sunnis seeking refuge from the multiple fronts

of syria's war in iraq, canada has conducted a first combat air strike in the fight against i.s.i.l. two canadian jets dropped bombs. coalition forces carried out strikes to the bangui oil refinery. 35 miles to the east, shia muslims came under attack, making their way to karbala for ashura which is marked by the sunnis. >> it's where the grandson of prophet mohammed's grandson was killed. >> reporter: iraqis hope this is not a sign of things to come. on sunday a parked mini van exploded. tents have been set up to greet shia muslims who arrive monday night. >> two men got out of the mini van and came that the tent. they drank tea and ate biscuits before leaving, saying they were

going to do shopping. the van exploded hotels plart. >> ashura commemorates the death of the prophet mohammed's gran son. it is significant. and in 2013 visitors to kabula, the focus oft commemorate, reached record levels with 7 million visiting. preparations are under way for the thousands that will be on the streets. despite the danger of the attack. many are ready to brave what may come. >> i.s.i.l. rats are trying to infest us with hate red, like al qaeda did. this is a symbol of peace for all of humanity. i'm not scared to be here. >> reporter: his words are common, that nothing will stop the people coming and showing their love for imam hussain. >> despite the defines, there'll be attacks, and ashura is

commemorated from monday night to tuesday morning. the street will be packed full of the faithful. the government says there's an unprecedented security operation, and they hope ashura will pass peacefully. >> the reliage us and spiritual nature of the day is highlighted across baghdad. politics plays a role, and slogans are displayed with pride. this year it's not the old enemies, it's new ones like i.s.i.l., whose fighters increase fears of an attack ashora celebrations were marred by violence in india controlled kashmir. scuffled broke out. a curfew is in place to prevent crowds marking the holiday. authorities don't want gatherings to turn into anti-indian protests

in eastern ukraine more violence. two soldiers were killed and another injured when a car blew up in maria poll. the violence cams as pro-russian separatists voted for new leaders. russia says it will recognise the results of the election. the u.s. and allies denounced the voting in donetsk and luhansk. we go to eastern ukraine for the latest. >> reporter: we have seen the turn out we have visited throughout the day. they don't really reflect or difficult to gauge the reality on the ground really. for the separatist leaders, this is an important vote, saying it will turn them from activist to legitimate leaders of the two new republics. they are trying to carve out here in eastern ukraine.

>> the day has come for nataliya and her friends to vote. for months they have been watching event unfold in donetsk. for her, the ballot is about ending the conflict in ukraine. >> translation: it's important to vote and stand up for the city otherwise all of this would have been insane. >> reporter: nataliya will not tell us who she voted for. there are three candidates. it's alexander zakharchenko who is expected. the first to cast his ballot station. it was his first public appearance. >> i did not go out to war. this is an historical day, a day of elections, a peaceful affair. i wore suits, i know how to wear

it, as well as the military uniform. >> for the mining electrician turned fighter, the vote is about legitimacy. only moscow indicated that it would recognise the results. kiev says the vote is illegitimate. >> there's a large queue of voters. this one stretches all the way down the corridor. people say they have been waiting up to two hours to cast the ballot. here, there's a zelle brags -- celebration involving children. this is what leaders were waiting tore to show they have popular support. the vote is dominated by an older generation nostalgic for the old days of the soviet union. at times when they say there was little corrosion. for vick for, this is a day of victory. >> translation: i'm happy. i have tears in my eyes.

if there are smart people in the world, they'll recognise all of this. >> there's silent voices. half the population left of the region since the conflict started. 21-year-old anna says many family and friends are gone. >> it's clear we will not be part of ukraine. there'll be nothing good for us. it's 100% sure, because everyone is leaving. >> for this one day, the pro-russian fighters took the back seat. leading through the people. perhaps one of the biggest challenges facing the separatist movement is to gain legitimacy among those that left their homes. >> well, now, if they do gain legitimacy, they have pressing problems to solve here in the east. the conflict is not over. there's low intensity fighting that is going on on a daily

basis. the ceasefire is fragile and there has been a large movement of russian convoys who are military hardware along the roads in the east. that makes people wary about what will happen after the vote. there's the economical issues. normal pensions and salaries paid by kiev. the separatist leadership now will have to step in very quickly. the winter is here. subzero temperatures. many are living in bunkers with no heating or electricity. it becomes a very young government. they have serious problems to deal with. >> the crisis in ukraine strained relations between western powers and moscow, and n.a.t.o. says there has been a spike in russian flights over

europe. british defense said it intercepted one bomber approaching its air space, a second incident in a week it's a week before the elections and president obama was on the campaign trail. he spoke for tom wolf and philadelphia. we had not seen a lot of the president stumping until the past weeks, his approval hitting a low of 44%. republicans tried to make the elections a referendum on the president's policies. >> it's such a referendum on him that in my state the democratic candidate will not admit she voted for him. i think really, ultimately, the wind is blowing against him, and people are unhappy with his leadership. i think you'll see the 10 seats that are close, you could see all 10 go republican. people are sensing those that don't want to submit they voted for him. >> in the red states he washed,

we want the democratic senate. a lot of that has to do with the fact that we have candidates that are independent of whatever the administration's policies are. you see them disagreeing with them on policy issues. they moderate democrats for the most part, that have shown the stability candidates are spending the most, even wyoming is seeing a share of big money. kristen saloomey hit the campaign trail with a candidate trying to buck the trend. >> reporter: a long jog through the high plains of wyoming is nothing for 75-year-old charlie hardy. these days the former chief is running an uphill battle - to get elected to the senate. a democrat in a republican start. hardy and a handful of

volunteers traverse the mountain, trying to upseat a candidate who spent 50 times more on his campaign. >> my parents taught me that congress should be people that listen. not people that listen to money. >> reporter: hardy and his volunteers have been campaigning in the old fashion way, listening, and talking to voters. >> the senator and his major contributor are pharmaceutical companies. >> the wyoming nursing association supports harding. to many, harding is an unknown commodity. >> could be win? why is he doing it? >> a nice man with a tough race. >> this is the headquarters for the campaign of the republican

candidate. neither he nor staff will talk about $3.7 million coming from the health care industry and energy sector - natural gas, petroleum. some do not see a conflict in the industry bank rolling candidates. >> no elect official is going to take a stance against the dominant industry of the state. >> reporter: but big money changed the way candidates campaigned. and politicians reliant on politicians may be less likely to challenge the party line. >> it's harder to arrive out an independent path when the only way to get recognition is through the media, which means spending money. >> hardy vowed never to accept

money from lobbyists. he may sleep easier, if the polls are an indication, he surveys a long road ahead to the election. overall the money spend on the campaigns is staggering. >> you are looking at a map showing the most expensive senate races. according to a study $3.5 billion will be spent on house and senate races this year. north carolina is at the top spot with a total. $113 million so far. will it motivate voters? >> the pew research center reports that in the 2010 midterm elections, 37% of elections voted. one in for americans that could vote are registered to vote. in the week ahead segment. we'll look at who votes in the midterm elections. it's in a few minutes 11:00 p.m.

eastern. >> still ahead on al jazeera ameri america. >> thousands of native americans turn out to be heard protesting the name of an n.f.l. team they say is racist. >> the police in ferguson mississippi curtailed the freedom of the press. the medical breakthrough that is changing the way doctors treat cancer. how patients are beating cancer without chemotherapy or radiation.

audio tapes obtained by the associated press reveals st. louis place tried to keep media outside of the skies over ferguson after the shooting of michael brown by a police officer. police requested a flight restriction above the protest. police said it was to protect police headquarters. but the tapes include officials saying they wanted to keep media helicopters grounded.

the tapes reveal the federal aviation administration knew about the true motive but approved the restriction the controversy over the name of the n.f.l. washington's redskins is not going away. thousands of native americans turn odd out to protest in minnesota. john hendren has more. >> they came in traditional clothes, bearing incense, chants dating back centuryies, and a simple plea. >> that name, the washington redskins represented football in the u.s. capital, and many fans want to keep it that way. >> i don't think changing the names of those people - it's not doing anything to change anything. >> they change it, they have to buy now gear. >> reporter: you want them to keep it. >> i want them to keep it. >> reporter: how about you. >> i agree, it's not right. >> there are a lot of other

names coming from hurtful and derogatory terms. it's a football name. >> this is native american country. the name minnesota means clear blue water, and the arena is the minister stadium, filling in while the vikings build a new one. >> the name is self-explanatory. >> they are not welcome in our home, because it is demeaning, dehuman icing and has a terrible history to the land. >> there are other teams that invoke native maern capes, the cleveland indians. none of them invokes a derogatory term for the colour of their skip, and that's why the protests will go on went the

washington redskins play here. >> i, like you my brothers and sisters, repeating the charges from across the country, 470 federally recognised tribes. you are not a mascot with protests growing. the mascots may come to dread a return to the mascot. >> doctors are taking a new approach to fighting cancer. the focussing on stimulating a patients immune system. they made so many advances. last december science magazine named immunotherapy the break through. this fall an immunotherapy drug was approved. more drugs like it are expected to get approval rusty cline has come a long whim. >> i didn't think i would see the first treatment.

that is three months ago. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with late-stage melanoma, a form of skin cancer. >> i have been through three clinical trials, surgeries, two brain surgeries. >> a list of exhausted treatments goes on. the cancer kept coming back. >> that's when i started communicating with dr wallchuck. >> dr wall-chuck is on oncologist in new york. he and his team are making strides in the fight against melanoma. >> as a physician i feel jubilant to offer something to my patients which can not just make them better for a few weeks, but in some patients for years or decades. >> how important is this in the

advancement of research. >> it's recognised as a break through. >> it's a departure of how patients are treated, with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. like chemo, it's developed by an i.v. >> if we switch on how to treat the tumor, and the patient, and let the patient treat the tumor. >> how does it work to the immune system. >> we need to tip the balance in favour of the immune system. one way do that is to block the brakes, maintaining the equilibrium. >> tooum ours have the ability to go into stealth mode. the new class of drugs unleashes the immune system to see the cancer and fight it. >> the food and drug administration improved the first in a series of drugs, sold

under the name. katruda. japan is using this system, and more approvals are expected. rusty says the decision to participate in the trial may have saved his life. >> i had my first treatment in september 2012. my last in july this year. the last scan showed 95.4% reduction. the first day of treatment i walked 10 blocks to meet a friend for a drink and got a cab and went to the airport. >> amazing when you consider the nausea, and other side effects from traditional treatments. >> what is most whiting to me as on oncologist is these are showing treatments outside of the melanoma. >> will these be a cure for

cancer? >> there's no one cure. perhaps in the future it will be part of combination of approaches accused for broad spectrum of advances with these, producers are optimistic more and more patients will no longer have to fear the words "you have cancer." >> the national melanoma reliance center are alive after a year. there's clinical trials in various phases such as colon, head and neck and kidney, showing promising results. the doctor recommends that the patients ask their doctors about immunotherapy nay. >> coming up tuesday - elections could have wide-ranging impacts across the country. why has turn out become so low.

welcome back to al jazeera america kurdish forces have joined the fight against i.s.i.l. in kobane. coalition forces conducted 7 air strikes to support fighters on the ground. pro-russian separatists voted for new leaders. the u.n. is denouncing the vote. russia says it will respect the outcome of the elections in luhansk and donetsk in minnesota, 3500 protesters gathered to protest the redskins n.f.l. team name. protesters say it is racist. >> there has been pressure on the team's owner daniel schneider to change the team's name. it's sunday night and time for our regular look at "the week ahead". tuesday is election day, voter turn out is expected to be low. turn out in american elections

is consistently the lowest. tonight we'll look at who does vote, and why more people are not politically active. we begin with this report from michael shure. >> reporter: they crossed seas, picketed presidents, crossed bridges and borders, all for the right to determine their fate, to exercise the franchise. john lewis, icon of the civil rights movement appreciates that prize. he says the vote is precious almost sacred, calling it the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democratic society. if, as lewis says the vote is sacred why to few vote. 37% of americans voted in the midterm elections, experts think it will be the same. one in four americans are even registered to vote. who are the nonvoters, why are

they not voting? they are young, perform ew describes a party of nonvoters. 34% under 30, 70" under 50. nonvoters are poorer and less educated. half will be minorities. more than half have a credit part, fewer than half went to college. the reasons given is the make-up of those who stay away. in a survey of nonvoters in 2012, many were not interested. dominic moore didn't like the options. the largest group told the bureau that they didn't have type to start. the nonprofit wide tuesday is not surprised. they explained that tuesday was voting day to allow for three straight days of worship, a market day and two days of travel for market day. the decision was made in 1845,

when slavery was legal, texas wasn't a state. and thomas edison and alexander bell were not born. many cannot be bothered to vote. others couldn't care less. the late paul yyat cas a conserver of the movement. >> i don't want everyone to vote. elections are not won by the majority of the people. ora tories such as that informs the voter i.d. and reduces ballot accesses. despite this there are certain folks that vote. as we earn, we vote. as we have children, we vote. as we age, we vote. though it seems small, if we can drive ourselves to the polls, we are four times as likely to vote. if your poling place is less than bustling tuesday, that quiet is your fellow citizens,

the ones that voted to stay home when scnd voted on independence, 89% of scots went to the poll. not unusual. but as michael pointed out, in the u.s. the average hovers around 40%. in ferguson, where black teenager michael brown was shot and kill, the turn out was 12% in the last election. reverend al-sharp son called it an insult to the children. throughout the country the poor are one of the most under-represented groups at the polls. they don't have the means or time. >> who does vote? i want to bring into the conversation fredrik harris, director at columbia university, and a governor in studies and manager and editor of a blog.

i've been trying to wrap myself around the numbers. i heard someone the other day say it seems like we are voting for something or someone. it hit me, are we seeing voter fatigue? >> yes, we are seeing a great deal of voter fatigue. in the u.s. election varied by state and in new york city, for instance, there was a mayoral election, and a primary before the certainly election. a year before that, the president yaing elections. you can bet the voter fatigue set in, and many feel that there should be a stake in elections say wait a minute, i'm tired of this, there are few chaises, and sometimes they stay home. >> we look at the numbers. 2010, 30%. who is voting and who is staying

home? >> well, as the lead-in report suggested, there's huge groups of people ning up not voting. if the people tend to come out during the presidential elections. they are poorer, people of colour, younger voters. it connects fook how connected people are to the election, and whether they happen to vote in are competitive. >> we are seeing holder white americans who tend to be republicans, why are they motivated. >> this group is motivated in part out of tradition, in part coming from an era in which voting was more popular. at the same time they are better able to make it to the polls. oftentimes they are more reached via campaigns, phones, other means, door to door campaigning. that is important.

voter contact is important in terms of mobilizing voters. sometimes the groups that we talked about, younger voters, voters of colour, they are not mobilized during the midterm elections. let's break this down and talk about the younger voters, where are they, what will drive them out. what are they interested in. >> as i mentioned before, younger voters like others feel they have a stake in the outcome of the election. one thing about younger voters as well, is that unlike older voters, more established voters who feel they have a greater stake. for instance, home owners are more likely to come out to vote regularly than renters, because yes feel they have more of a stake in the community. when young voters feel that there is a hot burning issue, if they think they can make a difference in an election as they did in a presidential

election, in particular when they were highly mobilized, they'll come out to vote. otherwise if they are got contacted or don't see a stake or issue that will get them out to the polls, they are least likely a group to come out and vote. >> exact the issues, are we seeing marijuana, gay marriage bring out the votes? >> that motivates younger voters. a lot of social issues are getting individuals between the 18-19 demographic out to vote. what we saw in colorado and washington in 2012 were two states that had marijuana legalization ballots on the agenda that year. young voters flocked to the polls, not just because it was a presidential election year, but there was marijuana on the ballot. that is connecting to younger voters, showing them they have a stake, and that their vote will meater, and on issues that --

matter, and on issues that they care about. oftentimes candidates are not speaking to the voters. that's part of the problem. marijuana worked in 2012, it's not the only issue to get voters out. >> issues they care about. what about party loyalty. >> we have a two-party system. our parties are not like the european parties, where there's a multiparty political system. so there has been more of a focus on a candidate-centered election where the popularity of the candidate may draw people to the fold. so part of the problem is that there are relatively oftentimes week attachments to political parties, and there's a growing category of independent voters not attached to the democratic or the republicans. in many ways political parties

are trying to mobilize the independence because they think loyal constituencies will come out. >> democratics cannedates playing a major role. >> yes, to some degree. demographics in a sense that minorities lean demographic. and older, white voters are disproportionately republican. >> then we have hispanics leading republican. we talk about the issues. a lot of people associate immigration with hispanics. is that necessarily the case? >> latino voters have a lot of issues they care about. immigration is one of them. of late the democratic party has

done a good job correcting with the voters. it dements on who is speaking to them. >> in a presidential year, you have a unified message. all americans, important groups. in midterm elections sometimes you have a house candidate, house and senate, and statement they are not good candidates, as a result, groups like latinos feel left out or that they are not being commuted with, it's a reason to stay home. >> in waite we saw high numbers of african-americans come out to photo. we haven't seen them since. >> we have. >> not as high as 2008. it's been a decline. >> 2012 african-americans turned

out at a higher level in voter tonne out than white voters, in many ways president obama, being ahead of the ticket created a huge boost to black voter turn out. it was increased. it had been increasing in past decades. so actually i think even in the midterm elections, in some of those states north carolina, georgia. you'll see larger than usual black voter turn out. what are the issues that matter. >> bread and butter issues. basic economic issues. unemployment is a huge issue. but with african-american voters, they are the most loyal constituency of the democratic party. they feel that president obama has been disrespected, particularly by the republican

party. idea logs, and so this is a motivating factor. also, there's a paradox here. when there are efforts at voter suppression, efforts at the voter i.d. initiatives, it has a backlash effect. in a sense that it encourages minority voters to come out. one of the things that can be a motivating factor, particularly in black communities, is the sense that the basic rights that african-americans fought for during the snil rights movement has been taken away. it has the effect of increasing or spurring black voter tonne out. >> do you think we'll see strong members. >> there's predictions that there'll be lower black turn out. we'll see it higher than in

2010. i think the sense that the president - he is sending surrogates to the states. it may not necessarily show up in the national numbers. i suspect it would show up in states where they are very competitive because one thing is there's a concern, particularly within black communities, and that is that either if the republican party takes the senate that basically the president is going to spend the rest of the two years vetoing bills from congress. the status quo may stay in tact. it's better than republicans dominating both houses. >> i want to talk about female voters. how do they play a factor in the midterms, and how do they lead

with the issues. >> female voters tend to be consistent. there's a fall-off among most voters from presidential to midterm years. women voters will go to the polls, and in many states and nationally they lane towards the democratic party. candidates need to win women by a large margin to offset. they care about a lot of issues, economic issues, family, education and others. now, they are not hearing messaging in most places. you see in states that have competitiveness, and those that don't, it's centring around women and issues that women care about. quickly, we are fight on time. how do we change the my vote doesn't count mentality.

>> i think we need the political parties to mobilize the base. actually, we need a multi part political system. the way that the political system is set up, that, you know, looking towards the center, looking towards independent voters, the way that it's seen is possibly to mobilize the poem that are the least ed -- people that are the least educated for poor is not working in our democracy. >> i'll have to leave it there. great to have you with us on "the week ahead". before we go, let's look at otherent coming up. monday - bangladesh supreme court delivers an appeal verdict in the case of a man sentenced to death for crimes against humanity committed during the

1971 war for independence. wednesday - forbes publishes the most powerful people list. last year it included president obama, leaders of russia, saudi arabia and the pope. saturday, motion picture arts and science holds awards, focussing on humanitarian work and life-time achievements. winners are chosen without a vote. >> still ahead - troubling numbers out of west africa, and the ebola outbreak next the french government is looking for answers as drones are spotted flying across nuke lawyer plants across the country -- nuclear plants across the country.

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it's the deadliest attack. kamal hyder reports from islamabad. >> reporter: rescue workers rush to take the dead and wounded from the site of the deadly attacks in pakistan in recent months. a suicide attacker struck near a restaurant. it resulted in a high number of casualties. >> translation: more than 40 are dead. among them women and children. we are transporting them to the morgue, and the injured to different hospitals wagah is the only crossing. a military flag-lowering ceremony takes place every evening there. hundreds of people come to watch the symbolic ritual, between border guards, especially on weekends. the attack took place close an area considered highly secure.

security forces across the country were on high alert. ahead of recessions. during the month. already there is speculation that the attack was a reaction to the military operations in the tribal areas. there's two splinter groups that took responsibility for this deadly attack. >> the newly formed group both say they carried out the bomb. as investigators gathered evidence. it's not clear which claim is to be believed. >> french authorities say they are treating a person with ebola. the patient is a u.n. employee. the patient was evacuated on a special flight and is undergoing treatment near paris. a second patient, a medical doctors without borders was treated in the same facility.

in sierra leone, the number of cases is on the rise. the africa governance initiative, or a g.i. says the virus is spreading in rural parts of the country, nine times faster than two months ago. a g.i. says the number of cases is increasing in the capital city of freetown. for the past month drones have been spotted in the skies above the nuclear plants. they don't know where the drones are coming from or who is controlling them. >> it's illegal to fly a drone within 5km of a nuclear plant. drones have been spotted hovering over power stations - like this one. 100km east of paris. >> no one claimed responsibility for the flights, often at night. a leading nuclear safety expert whose advised the french government told al jazeera that

there was cause for alarm. >> there's absolutely no doubt that one can easily paint a scenario that would be a complete kat as strofify because these -- catastrophe because the small engines are big enough to carry quantities of explosive materials. this is a piece of equipment that you could buy in a high street shop for $700. the baffled those in france, and critics says it's an example of state security not able to keep pace with potential threats. >> the flights have been going on for a month. drones have been spotted on more than 15 occasions at widespread locations. france has 58 locations:

>> translation: more the moment, we do not know who is behind this. we don't take the matter a lightly. we are not overdramatising it either. there is no risk to the power station. >> the environmental lobby group which staged protests has denied involvement in the drone flights. the timing suggests a coordinated effort, involving more than one person. whoever it is, if they are caught, they face a 93,000 fine. >> new england gets a dose of england. >> we'll look at that and how the last three days across the united states is slapped by mother nature into winter. i have details on the next storm coming up.

the first weekend in november in snow, already falling in the north-east. maine is getting slammed. more than a foot of snow. strong winds left 69,000 homes without power. rebecca stevenson joins us, this is early in the season. >> it is early, and a lot of places got early season snow fall, especially to the south. talking about the weekend. it's a scary weekend, from halloween night into today we had 21 states out of 50 get snow fall. i just listed a sampling, these are different elevations. i wanted to point out california, some of the mountains got up to a foot of snow over the weekend. all the locations that got amounts of snow through the course of the weekend,

stretching through minnesota, wisconsin, michigan, ohio. going down to georgia, south carolina, and now cold textures, as the temperatures warm up, then we'll deal with rain fall. let's talk about our primary concern. slow is moving out from you. the accumulation is about to increase. we have estimated totals of anywhere from nothing in parts of southern maine up to 18 inches of heavy snow, and a lot of power outages in the midcoast of maine where winds are gusting 30-40 miles per hour, so it feels cold outside, but textures here will be in the -- temperatures will be in the 20s. it's not a good night to have no power. it's cold, dusty, and the snow and freeze advisories stretching

through the south into florida. parts of the tallahassee are part of a warning, and down towards tampa bay. however, that cold air moss up, and we have rain moving in, heavy rain, tapping in the moisturizer from hurricane vance. this will be a depression by the time it hits land. texas into louisiana. >> we'll watch this closely. tyke a look at this -- take a look at this. a heart-stopping stunt. a successful walk of the high wire between two skyscrapers panning the river. he did it again, the second time he blindfolded himself, and walked the tightrope to a different building, no nets and harness. >> you guys watching think i'm crazy, this is what i was made for. >> just a little bit. he is the great grandson of carl

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